καταπονέωkataponéō

to wear down, oppress, treat hardly: passive, Acts 7:24, 2 Peter 2:7.

Greek (New Testament) · G2669

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 7:24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.
  • 2 Peter 2:7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.